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T-AO-204 Rappahannock

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Romeo - Alpha - Papa
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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National Defense Service Medal
Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 29 March 1992, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 14 January 1995
  • Delivered to the Navy and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), 7 November 1995
  • Rappahannock, a double hulled tanker, is part of the MSC Naval Auxiliary Force, MSC Far East
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,500 t.(lt) 42,382 t.(fl)
    Length 677'
    Beam 97' 5"
    Draft 35' (max.)
    Cargo Capacity 178,000-bbls
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement Civilians, 18 Officers, 64 Merchant Seamen, Navy, 1 Officer, 20 Enlisted
    Armament none
    Aircraft helicopter platform only
    Propulsion two medium speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, 16,000 hp per shaft
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    Rappahannock 107k Rappahannock (T-AO-204) passing through the Panama Canal, date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    Rappahannock 95k Rappahannock (T-AO-204) refueling Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54), date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    Rappahannock 41k Rappahannock (T-AO 204) refueling USCGC Chase (WHEC 718) and USCGC Rush (WHEC 723), date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    Rappahannock 88k Rappahannock (T-AO-204) in the western Pacific, refueling O'Brien (DD-975) and Kitty Hawk (CV-63), date unknown.
    US Navy photo by Erich Ryland PH2 USN    		 Scott at LBS Products
    CV-63 Kitty Hawk 63k Rappahannock (T-AO-204) conducts a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with Kitty Hawk (CV-63), 13 March 2001 in the Pacific Ocean.
    US Navy photo # 010313-N-0271-013 by PHAN Lee McCaskill .

    		 Alex Tatchin
    CV-63 Kitty Hawk 104k Rappahannock (T-AO 204) steams along side Kitty Hawk (CV-63) during a replenishment at sea (RAS), 15 May 2002.
    US Navy photo # 020515-N-0271M-022 by Lee McCaskill PH3 USN    		 US Navy Newsstand
    Rappahannock 54k Rappahannock (T-AO-204) in the Persian Gulf, 14 March 2006 as Dextrous (MCM-13) prepares to come alongside for refueling.
    US Navy photo.    		 DC1(SW/SS) David Johnston, USNR, MCM Crew Implicit
    There is no DANFS history available for Rappahannock (T-AO-204) at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204)
    Navy Fact File - Underway Replenishment Oilers - T-AO
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